Donors pledge $406 million to fight avian flu
Dec 7, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – International donors at this week's New Delhi conference on avian and pandemic influenza pledged about $406 million, including $195 million from the United States, to fight H5N1 avian flu, according to news reports.
One dies of bird flu in China
( The Hindu )
NANJING: A man in east China’s Jiangsu province died of bird flu on Sunday, the provincial health department reported.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Chinese man dies of bird flu
( Stuff.co.nz )
Reuters | Monday, 03 December 2007
A man in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu has died of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, the official Xinhua news agency has said, in the first case in the country since June.
Campaign to Combat Bird Flu in Full Swing
Mohammed Rasooldeen, Arab News
RIYADH , 2 December 2007 — More than four million birds have been culled in the Kingdom since avian flu was first detected on Nov. 12 in 1,500 birds at a farm in Al-Kharj, said Agriculture Minister Dr. Fahd Balghunaim.
Bird flu virus remains entrenched in six nations: Report
( The Times Of India )
30 Nov 2007,
NEW YORK: Most of the countries in the world are now prepared to take quick measures to tackle avian flu, however the virus H5N1, which still remains entrenched in six nations, pose a worldwide threat, a joint UN-World Bank report has warned.
( Stuff.co.nz )
Reuters | Monday, 03 December 2007
A man in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu has died of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, the official Xinhua news agency has said, in the first case in the country since June.
Campaign to Combat Bird Flu in Full Swing
Mohammed Rasooldeen, Arab News
RIYADH , 2 December 2007 — More than four million birds have been culled in the Kingdom since avian flu was first detected on Nov. 12 in 1,500 birds at a farm in Al-Kharj, said Agriculture Minister Dr. Fahd Balghunaim.
Bird flu virus remains entrenched in six nations: Report
( The Times Of India )
30 Nov 2007,
NEW YORK: Most of the countries in the world are now prepared to take quick measures to tackle avian flu, however the virus H5N1, which still remains entrenched in six nations, pose a worldwide threat, a joint UN-World Bank report has warned.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
More bird flu at Saudi poultry farm
( Arabianbusiness.com )
by Lynne Roberts and Reuters on Tuesday, 27 November 2007
More cases of a deadly strain of bird flu have been found at a poultry farm in Saudi Arabia just weeks before the Muslims flock to Mecca for the annual haj pilgrimage, the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday.
H5N1 poultry virus confirmed in Hong Kong
( WorldPoultry.net )
26 Nov 2007
The government has confirmed that a sick egret recently discovered in Hong Kong has tested positive for the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu.
Media can limit impact of disease outbreaks
( The News )
By Shahina Maqbool
11/26/2007
Islamabad
Responsible journalism can play a significant role in limiting the impact of disease outbreaks. Health journalists should refrain from being overwhelmed. They should tailor their response so that it is closest to reality, rather than being an exaggerated account that alarms the public and results in economic losses.
( Arabianbusiness.com )
by Lynne Roberts and Reuters on Tuesday, 27 November 2007
More cases of a deadly strain of bird flu have been found at a poultry farm in Saudi Arabia just weeks before the Muslims flock to Mecca for the annual haj pilgrimage, the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday.
H5N1 poultry virus confirmed in Hong Kong
( WorldPoultry.net )
26 Nov 2007
The government has confirmed that a sick egret recently discovered in Hong Kong has tested positive for the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu.
Media can limit impact of disease outbreaks
( The News )
By Shahina Maqbool
11/26/2007
Islamabad
Responsible journalism can play a significant role in limiting the impact of disease outbreaks. Health journalists should refrain from being overwhelmed. They should tailor their response so that it is closest to reality, rather than being an exaggerated account that alarms the public and results in economic losses.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
WHO hopes to resolve row on bird flu virus sharing
Geneva (ANTARA News) - Health officials this week reopen the thorny issue of bird flu virus sharing, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) says is vital for tracking the deadly H5N1 virus and developing vaccines against a potential pandemic.
UK Bird Flu Update: H5N1 Confirmed At 2nd Premises
( Scoop.co.nz )
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 10:45 am
Press Release: UK Government
Avian Influenza update: H5N1 confirmed at second premises
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (UK)
Laboratory test results have today confirmed H5N1 Avian Influenza in turkeys at one of the Dangerous Contact premises. These premises were confirmed as a Dangerous Contact, and placed under restriction, on 14th November.
DEFRA completes precautionary avian flu culls
( Farmers Weekly Interactive )
19/11/2007 14:07:00
FWi
DEFRA vets have completed the precautionary cull on four units managed by Redgrave Poultry, the same company that manages the unit at the centre of the current H5N1 avian flu outbreak near Diss.
Geneva (ANTARA News) - Health officials this week reopen the thorny issue of bird flu virus sharing, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) says is vital for tracking the deadly H5N1 virus and developing vaccines against a potential pandemic.
UK Bird Flu Update: H5N1 Confirmed At 2nd Premises
( Scoop.co.nz )
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 10:45 am
Press Release: UK Government
Avian Influenza update: H5N1 confirmed at second premises
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (UK)
Laboratory test results have today confirmed H5N1 Avian Influenza in turkeys at one of the Dangerous Contact premises. These premises were confirmed as a Dangerous Contact, and placed under restriction, on 14th November.
DEFRA completes precautionary avian flu culls
( Farmers Weekly Interactive )
19/11/2007 14:07:00
FWi
DEFRA vets have completed the precautionary cull on four units managed by Redgrave Poultry, the same company that manages the unit at the centre of the current H5N1 avian flu outbreak near Diss.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Saudi Arabia culls birds after avian flu found
( The China Post )
Friday, November 16, 2007
Reuters
RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia has culled 50,000 birds at a poultry farm near the capital of Riyadh, which were found to have a deadly strain of bird flu, Saudi media reported Thursday.
Study says wild birds unlikely to bring H5N1 to Americas
Robert Roos News Editor
Nov 16, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – An analysis of influenza viruses collected from North American migratory birds over a 6-year period suggests that wild birds rarely carry avian flu viruses between Eurasia and North America, implying that the risk of the deadly H5N1 virus reaching the Americas by that route is probably low.
Turkeys culled in fears that avian flu may have spread to a second farm
( TIMES ONLINE )
Valerie Elliott, Countrsyide Editor
Turkeys suspected of being infected with avian flu were being culled at a second farm in Suffolk yesterday.
( The China Post )
Friday, November 16, 2007
Reuters
RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia has culled 50,000 birds at a poultry farm near the capital of Riyadh, which were found to have a deadly strain of bird flu, Saudi media reported Thursday.
Study says wild birds unlikely to bring H5N1 to Americas
Robert Roos News Editor
Nov 16, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – An analysis of influenza viruses collected from North American migratory birds over a 6-year period suggests that wild birds rarely carry avian flu viruses between Eurasia and North America, implying that the risk of the deadly H5N1 virus reaching the Americas by that route is probably low.
Turkeys culled in fears that avian flu may have spread to a second farm
( TIMES ONLINE )
Valerie Elliott, Countrsyide Editor
Turkeys suspected of being infected with avian flu were being culled at a second farm in Suffolk yesterday.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Bird flu death toll rises to 91
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A resident of Bengkalis in the Riau province, Sumatra, had died of bird flu recently raising the number of people in Indonesia who passed away after suffering from the disease to 91.
In a press statement on Monday the Indonesia health ministry stated that the victim had been declared positive with the H5N1 virus.
5,000 birds to be culled in fresh avian flu outbreak
( News.Scotsman.com )
AROUND 5,000 birds are being slaughtered after avian flu was confirmed in turkeys on a farm south of the Border.
PNC Special Report: Avian Flu - Asia-Pacific Warned Of New Winter Season Threat, New Deaths From 'Bird Flu'
( Pacific News center )
Mike Cohen, Pacific News Center Correspondent 11.NOV.07
12:04 p.m. Avian influenza continues to worry the Asia Pacific region's health officials. "One of the greatest threats to the survival of the human race," is how Dr. David Nabarro, the senior UN Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza, told told reporters in Bangkok, and that while "Nations have made progress in containing the virus' spread, there remain some problem areas."
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A resident of Bengkalis in the Riau province, Sumatra, had died of bird flu recently raising the number of people in Indonesia who passed away after suffering from the disease to 91.
In a press statement on Monday the Indonesia health ministry stated that the victim had been declared positive with the H5N1 virus.
5,000 birds to be culled in fresh avian flu outbreak
( News.Scotsman.com )
AROUND 5,000 birds are being slaughtered after avian flu was confirmed in turkeys on a farm south of the Border.
PNC Special Report: Avian Flu - Asia-Pacific Warned Of New Winter Season Threat, New Deaths From 'Bird Flu'
( Pacific News center )
Mike Cohen, Pacific News Center Correspondent 11.NOV.07
12:04 p.m. Avian influenza continues to worry the Asia Pacific region's health officials. "One of the greatest threats to the survival of the human race," is how Dr. David Nabarro, the senior UN Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza, told told reporters in Bangkok, and that while "Nations have made progress in containing the virus' spread, there remain some problem areas."
Friday, November 9, 2007
Avian flu strikes ducks in two more Vietnamese provinces
Nov 9, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – Officials in Vietnam recently reported H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at farms in two more provinces, bringing to six the number of provinces hit by the virus since early October.
Indonesia demands WHO return bird flu samples
( Peole's Daily Online )
+ - 16:25, November 09, 2007
The Indonesian Health Ministry has criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) for ignoring repeated requests for the return 58 bird flu viruses, local press said Friday.
UN warns of possible sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks ahead of Northern Hemisphere winter
( The Jakarta Post )
TOKYO (AP): Asia must keep watch for a sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks as winter approaches, the top U.N. influenza official said Friday, calling illnesses from animals "one of the greatest threats to the survival of the human race."
Nov 9, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – Officials in Vietnam recently reported H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at farms in two more provinces, bringing to six the number of provinces hit by the virus since early October.
Indonesia demands WHO return bird flu samples
( Peole's Daily Online )
+ - 16:25, November 09, 2007
The Indonesian Health Ministry has criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) for ignoring repeated requests for the return 58 bird flu viruses, local press said Friday.
UN warns of possible sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks ahead of Northern Hemisphere winter
( The Jakarta Post )
TOKYO (AP): Asia must keep watch for a sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks as winter approaches, the top U.N. influenza official said Friday, calling illnesses from animals "one of the greatest threats to the survival of the human race."
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
ES, Newest Bird Flu Fatality In Tangerang
( KOMNAS FBPI )
Jakarta, November 5, 2007 - Bird Flu Information center -
A laboratory test results from the Ministry of Health's Research and Development Center dated November 1, 2007 confirmed that ES (F, 30) from Tangerang Municipality, Banten Province is positively infected by the H5N1 virus. Another laboratory test from Jakarta-based Eijkman Institute is also required to confirm the test results. In almost all cases, the Eijkman's test results match the Litbangkes laboratory's test results.
Bird flu forces Bangladesh to cull chickens
Fri Nov 2, 2007 1:27pm IST
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh culled some 6,000 chickens after bird flu infected three more farms in the northern part of the country, officials said on Friday.
Brunei Endorses Asean Action On Avian Flu
(BruDirect.com )
By Azlan Othman
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Minister of Industry and Primary Resources expressed the Sultanate's support for the second phase of the Regional Framework for the control and eradication of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Asean with the endorsement of the Asean Regional Strategy for the Progressive Control and Eradication of HPAI for 2008-2010.
( KOMNAS FBPI )
Jakarta, November 5, 2007 - Bird Flu Information center -
A laboratory test results from the Ministry of Health's Research and Development Center dated November 1, 2007 confirmed that ES (F, 30) from Tangerang Municipality, Banten Province is positively infected by the H5N1 virus. Another laboratory test from Jakarta-based Eijkman Institute is also required to confirm the test results. In almost all cases, the Eijkman's test results match the Litbangkes laboratory's test results.
Bird flu forces Bangladesh to cull chickens
Fri Nov 2, 2007 1:27pm IST
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh culled some 6,000 chickens after bird flu infected three more farms in the northern part of the country, officials said on Friday.
Brunei Endorses Asean Action On Avian Flu
(BruDirect.com )
By Azlan Othman
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Minister of Industry and Primary Resources expressed the Sultanate's support for the second phase of the Regional Framework for the control and eradication of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Asean with the endorsement of the Asean Regional Strategy for the Progressive Control and Eradication of HPAI for 2008-2010.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Bird Flu Finds Children's Lungs Faster
ScienceDaily (Oct. 27, 2007) — New findings, reported in the journal Respiratory Research, about how the virus binds to the respiratory tract and lung suggest children may be particularly susceptible to avian influenza,.
Bird flu hits central Vietnam
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:50:43
( Press TV )
Bird flu kills hundreds of ducks in Vietnam
Bird flu has killed nearly 300 ducklings in central Vietnam, the second outbreak found in the Southeast Asian country this month.
Bird Flu Claims Its\' 89th Death in Indonesia
( KOMNAS FBPI )
Jakarta, October 24, 2007 - Bird Flu Command Post - Bird Flu claims another victim in Banten Province. DA, a 5-year old girl from Tangerang District, Banten Province died on Monday October 22, 2007. A laboratory test results from the Ministry of Health's Research and Development Center dated October 21, 2007 confirmed that DA is positively infected by the H5N1 virus.
ScienceDaily (Oct. 27, 2007) — New findings, reported in the journal Respiratory Research, about how the virus binds to the respiratory tract and lung suggest children may be particularly susceptible to avian influenza,.
Bird flu hits central Vietnam
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:50:43
( Press TV )
Bird flu kills hundreds of ducks in Vietnam
Bird flu has killed nearly 300 ducklings in central Vietnam, the second outbreak found in the Southeast Asian country this month.
Bird Flu Claims Its\' 89th Death in Indonesia
( KOMNAS FBPI )
Jakarta, October 24, 2007 - Bird Flu Command Post - Bird Flu claims another victim in Banten Province. DA, a 5-year old girl from Tangerang District, Banten Province died on Monday October 22, 2007. A laboratory test results from the Ministry of Health's Research and Development Center dated October 21, 2007 confirmed that DA is positively infected by the H5N1 virus.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
US gives additional US$38 million to help UN agency fight bird flu
( PR-inside.com )
ROME (AP) - The United States will contribute an additional US$38 million (¤26.76 million) to a U.N. program that works to control and prevent the spread of bird flu in animals worldwide, the U.N. food agency that runs the program said Wednesday.
With the new funds provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. support
for the program will total US$63 million (¤44.37 million), the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization said.
Bird Flu claims its' 88thdeath in Indonesia
( KOMNAS FBPI )
Jakarta, October 14, 2007 - Bird Flu Information Center - Bird Flu claims another victim in Indonesia. IR, a 12-year old boy from Tangerang District, Banten province died on Saturday October 13, 2007.
A laboratory test results from the Ministry of Health's Research and Development Center dated October 10, 2007 confirmed that IR is positively infected by the H5N1 virus.
INDONESIA BIRD FLU DEATH TOLLS UP TO 87
Jakarta, October 9, 2007 - Ministry of Health -
Test results from the Health Research and Development Center of the Ministry of Health confirmed that LT, a 44-year old woman from Pekanbaru in Riau Province, Sumatra is infected with the H5N1 influenza virus. Overall, Indonesia has now recorded 108 confirmed human H5N1 cases and 87 fatalities. The case fatality rate now stands at 80.55%. Up to today, Riau Province has recorded 5 bird flu positive cases with 4 fatalities.
( PR-inside.com )
ROME (AP) - The United States will contribute an additional US$38 million (¤26.76 million) to a U.N. program that works to control and prevent the spread of bird flu in animals worldwide, the U.N. food agency that runs the program said Wednesday.
With the new funds provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. support
for the program will total US$63 million (¤44.37 million), the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization said.
Bird Flu claims its' 88thdeath in Indonesia
( KOMNAS FBPI )
Jakarta, October 14, 2007 - Bird Flu Information Center - Bird Flu claims another victim in Indonesia. IR, a 12-year old boy from Tangerang District, Banten province died on Saturday October 13, 2007.
A laboratory test results from the Ministry of Health's Research and Development Center dated October 10, 2007 confirmed that IR is positively infected by the H5N1 virus.
INDONESIA BIRD FLU DEATH TOLLS UP TO 87
Jakarta, October 9, 2007 - Ministry of Health -
Test results from the Health Research and Development Center of the Ministry of Health confirmed that LT, a 44-year old woman from Pekanbaru in Riau Province, Sumatra is infected with the H5N1 influenza virus. Overall, Indonesia has now recorded 108 confirmed human H5N1 cases and 87 fatalities. The case fatality rate now stands at 80.55%. Up to today, Riau Province has recorded 5 bird flu positive cases with 4 fatalities.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Bird flu returns to Vietnam
( Digital Journal )
After months of no reported cases of avian influenza, ducks in Vietnam's Mekong Delta have tested positive for the virus, a local official said Thursday.
Fears of Indonesian human bird flu cluster recede
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Tests on Indonesian villagers suspected of being a cluster of human bird flu cases were negative for the feared virus, a health ministry official said Wednesday.
"Their results were all negative," said Momo, a Bird Flu Information Centre official, after tests on five people in Telaga Tujuh village, North Sumatra.
Eight suspected bird flu patients admitted to hospital in Medan
Medan, North Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Some eight suspected bird flu patients were admitted to Adam Malik Hospital in the North Sumatran city of Medan on Sunday night, a hospital spokesman said on Monday.
The spokesman, M Nur Rasyid Lubis, said the condition of six of the patients has begun to improve while that of the two others, a pregnant women and a three-year old toddler, remained serious.
"The condition of the two other patients is still worrisome," Nur Rasyid said.
( Digital Journal )
After months of no reported cases of avian influenza, ducks in Vietnam's Mekong Delta have tested positive for the virus, a local official said Thursday.
Fears of Indonesian human bird flu cluster recede
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Tests on Indonesian villagers suspected of being a cluster of human bird flu cases were negative for the feared virus, a health ministry official said Wednesday.
"Their results were all negative," said Momo, a Bird Flu Information Centre official, after tests on five people in Telaga Tujuh village, North Sumatra.
Eight suspected bird flu patients admitted to hospital in Medan
Medan, North Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Some eight suspected bird flu patients were admitted to Adam Malik Hospital in the North Sumatran city of Medan on Sunday night, a hospital spokesman said on Monday.
The spokesman, M Nur Rasyid Lubis, said the condition of six of the patients has begun to improve while that of the two others, a pregnant women and a three-year old toddler, remained serious.
"The condition of the two other patients is still worrisome," Nur Rasyid said.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
H5N1 mutation that could help spark pandemic identified
Oct 5, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – An international research team led by the University of Wisconsin at Madison (UW-Madison) has identified a key mutation that would arm the H5N1 avian influenza virus with one of the tools it needs to more easily infect and spread among humans.
(Bird flu on Saskatchewan farm results in culling of 50,000 chickens
( News Medical.Net )
Disease/Infection News
Published: Thursday, 4-Oct-2007
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says chickens infected with a highly pathogenic H7N3 strain of avian influenza on a farm in Saskatchewan have all been destroyed.
Oct 5, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – An international research team led by the University of Wisconsin at Madison (UW-Madison) has identified a key mutation that would arm the H5N1 avian influenza virus with one of the tools it needs to more easily infect and spread among humans.
(Bird flu on Saskatchewan farm results in culling of 50,000 chickens
( News Medical.Net )
Disease/Infection News
Published: Thursday, 4-Oct-2007
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says chickens infected with a highly pathogenic H7N3 strain of avian influenza on a farm in Saskatchewan have all been destroyed.
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